Sophia Racette

Class:
Redshirt Senior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Nerinx Hall HS
Prev School:
Southern California
Major:
Health Sciences

MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
6000m – 21:22.6 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10/17)
Indoor Track & Field
3000m Run – 9:56.24 // Music City Challenge (2/10/18)
5000m Run – 17:20.92 // SEC Indoor Championships (2/24/18)
Outdoor Track & Field
5000m Run – 17:24.95 // Drake Relays (4/26/18)

NOTEWORTHY

2020 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
2019 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll

TFRRS Page

2019-20

Season Bests
6000m (XC) – 21:29.4 // SEC Championships (11/1/19)

Cross Country

Finished 53^rd at the SEC Championships (11/1/19) with a season-best 6K time of 21:29.4

Indoor Track & Field

Did not compete during the indoor season

Outdoor Track & Field

Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2018-19

Season Bests

5000m (XC) – 17:37.94 // Loyola Lakefront Invitational (9/29/18)
6000m (XC) – 21:43 // National Open (10/12/18)

Cross Country –

Finished fourth at the Illinois State Invitational (9/14/18) with a time of 18:10.4

Indoor Track – Did not compete during the indoor season

Outdoor Track – Did not compete during the outdoor season

2017-18
Season Bests
6000m (XC) – 21:22.6 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/10)
3000m Run (ITF) – 9:56.24 // Music City Challenge (2/10)
5000m Run (ITF) – 17:20.92 // SEC Indoor Championships (2/24)
5000m Run (OTF) – 17:24.95 // Drake Relays (4/26)

Cross Country – Ran in three races for the Tigers … Her best finish came at the Bradley Classic (Oct. 13) in the 6000m, placing first on the team and 78^th overall with a time of 22:26.2 … Her best time of the season came at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Oct. 27) in the 6000m, placing third on the team and 64^th overall.

Indoor Track – Set a new personal record in the 3000m run at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 10) with a time of 9:56.24 while placing 14^th overall … Her best finish in the 5000m run came at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24), placing 17^th overall with a time of 17:20.92.

Outdoor Track – Set a new personal record in the 5000m run at the Drake Relays (April 26) with a time of 17:24.95 while placing 13^th overall.

2016-17

Indoor Track – Redshirted during the indoor season

Outdoor Track – Redshirted during the outdoor season

HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
800m – 2:15 // 1600m – 5:01 // 3200m – 11:01 // 5000m – 17:27 // 6000m – 21:12

NOTEWORTHY

Four-time All-State Cross Country Individual Honors
Two-time All-State Track Individual Honors
Three-time MWAA Conference Cross Country Champion
Four-time District Cross Country State Champion

Sophia ran for Nerinx Hall High School in Webster Groves, Mo., under the direction of Gaylord Quigley … CROSS COUNTRY … Achieved All-State honors four times in Cross Country … Helped her team to four conference titles (2011-14), a second place finish at the 2013 MSHSAA Cross Country State Championships and a MSHSAA Cross Country State Championship Title in 2014 … Won the MWAA Conference title three times in high school, as a freshman, sophomore and senior … Finished fifth as a freshman, third as a sophomore, ninth as a junior and runner-up as a senior at the MSHSAA State Cross Country Championships … Following the state meet as a senior, placed sixth at the Nike Cross National Midwest Regional … TRACK & FIELD … Earned All-State honors twice in Track and Field … Set a personal record in the 3200m run at the 2014 Class 4 Sectional 1 meet, crossing the finish line with a time of 11:01.61 … Finished seventh in the 3200m run and eighth in the 1600m run at the 2014 MSHSAA Class 3&4 State Track & Field Championships, setting a 1600m run personal record with a time of 5:01.25

PERSONAL

Parents are Brad and Susan Racette … Born on Sept. 27, 1996 in St. Louis, Mo. … Plans to major in Nutritional Sciences with an emphasis in Nutrition and Fitness … Was a member of the National Honors Society (2014-15) … Earned Missouri Academic All-State honors (2014) … Received a Gold Medal on the National French Exam (2014), was the Skippy Keefer Award recipient (2015) and the Dartmouth Book Award recipient (2015) … Current member of the Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society.